Witton Castle Lakes report w/e 16th August

by wittoncastlelakes on August 16, 2014

Much improved conditions over the week at Witton Castle Lakes gave anglers some good sporting action with some decent catches to talk about. In particular was F.Walton who caught four beautiful 4.5lb brown trout and A.Grabham who landed an impressive, hard fighting 5lb rainbow.

A total of 56 visiting anglers fished the lakes through the week with plenty of anglers taking advantage of the later August opening times. A.Grabham again being the most successful of the anglers, with the catch limit of 15 fish and J.King with 7 fish caught. Whilst T.Carr, F.Walton, A.Ross and D.Riley all caught 3 fish each.

The flies giving the most success for anglers on the lakes were buzzers, hares ears, shuttle cock, blobs and muddlers.

Witton Castle Lakes will be hosting Willington & District Angling Club on Sunday, competing for their annual K.D.Johnson cup for the club angler with the heaviest bag. We will give the outcome of that competition in next weeks report.

Witton Castle Lakes

Welcome to the website of Witton Castle Lakes, one of, if not the, premier trout fisheries of the North East of England. Situated in the grounds of Witton Castle, in the heartland of the picturesque Wear valley, the fishery is just off the A68, South of the River Wear and the village of Witton le Wear.

Open throughout the year, we provide excellent fly-fishing for top-quality trout in over 20 acres of water. Being set in open parkland means that anglers have access to more than 2 miles of bank space without any major obstacles to casting.

We welcome anglers of all standards. The Fisheries Officers are on hand to give guidance and advice. Casting and fishing tuition by a fully qualified and insured coach is available by arrangement. We aim to provide first-class fishing in a beautiful, peaceful setting. Operated by Bishop Auckland District Angling Club.